Blighty is improving as a location for cloud services according to a new report from the BSA and the Software Alliance Global Cloud Computing.
The report looks at the cloud computing policies followed by countries and given the UK the thumbs up mostly because of the investments that have been made in security and data protection.The report has seen the UK rise to fourth from ninth since 2016.
The introduction in May of GDPR has benefited those providing cloud services because of the need to take data protection more seriously.
Combined with the focus on cyber security and the need for greater protection there are robust laws to try to ensure e-commerce transactions are done in a safe environment. Ironically the lack of internet censorship in the UK along with advanced intellectual property laws helped improve the UK’s score.
The BSA report did express some concerns about legislation going too far and stifling innovation in cloud, and on IP infringement there could be more action taken on the enforcement front.
Germany came top in rankings, followed by Japan, US and then the UK. Some of the lowest ranked countries included some of those most closely associated with being the originators of cybercrime, including Russia and China.
